PMLA Parent and Spectator Conduct Towards Referees or Other Game Officials
- Port Moody Arena has been designated as a venue free from any comments towards or about our referees. NO COMMENTS to or about the referees will be tolerated.
- Parent and spectator conduct policy will apply to both home and visiting teams.
- Any and all feedback fans have about the referees is to be channeled through their head coach. Only the coach can escalate a referee issue.
- Port Moody Lacrosse Association is committed to intentional, immediate and significant consequences for parents that choose to act in appropriately. Examples of inappropriate comments include:
- “It’s about time!”
- “There are two teams on the floor!”
- “Finally!”
- “Are you blind?”
- “You’ve got to call it both ways”
- “Good call!”
- Referees have the authority to issues warnings, have spectators removed from the game and/or suspend a game until such time as abusive fans have left the building.
- If a spectator is asked to leave, it is the head coach’s responsibility to name the person, and have this noted on the scoresheet.
- If a parent or spectator has been asked to leave the Port Moody Arena more than twice in a season, the third occurrence shall result in that parent/spectator barred from attending for the balance of the season.
- Managers/Coaches will educate parents about parent and spectator conduct at a team meeting to be held at the beginning of the season. A member of the PMLA Executive will attend this mandatory parent meeting for every team to support this learning.